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We are proud to celebrate Starts at Home Day, a national awareness campaign led by the National Housing Federation (NHF) to highlight the value of supported housing and the difference it makes to thousands of lives across the country.

The Local Government Association has published guidance for local authorities on supported housing ahead of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act.

In this new Housing LIN guest blog, the second in a series commissioned by the Housing LIN to mark the 30th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Gary Bourlet, Membership and Engagement Lead, and co-founder of Learning Disability England, explores his journey as a self-advocate and activist.

This new report by United for All Ages, and a cast of Changemakers, has come together to produce a vision and a manifesto with 50 ideas for the next 25 years.

It was with great sadness that the Housing LIN learned that Professor Anthea Tinker died earlier this week. She was Professor of Social Gerontology, a great professional friend to the Housing LIN, and a personal friend of our CEO, Jeremy Porteus.

We were delighted to host an engaging online session of the Future Leaders Programme (FLP), designed especially for members who were unable to attend last month’s in-person launch in Wembley.

In this Housing LIN guest blog, Andy Shipley explores his work as a University of Exeter researcher on the ‘Sensing Climate’ project, which looks at how climate action can build fairer communities by including disabled people’s needs and priorities.

Housing LIN Summit sponsor PRP Architects has been shortlisted for six schemes in this year’s British Homes Awards. Among the finalists is Wycliffe Park, a completed retirement village for Audley Group and Royal London Asset Management, which is in the running for Later Living/Supported Living Design of the Year.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) held a roundtable this week on housing and independent living to explore how housing can support independent living for older and disabled people.

Thousands of Scots are living in homes unsuitable for their needs according to a new report, carried out by academics from the University of Stirling-led Intersectional Stigma of Place-Based Ageing project (ISPA).